Cash-box



PatentedSept. 23, 1919.

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R. C.. PRATT.

CASH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I s. I916.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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R. C. PRATT.

CASH BOX.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. m. 1910. 1,316,971. I PatentedSept. 23,1919.

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R. C. PRATT.

CASH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16 I916.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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CASH BOX.

V APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, l'9l6. 1 ,3 1 6,97 1 r Patented Sept. 23, 1919;

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ent values that are of different sizes.

RAYMOND C. PRATT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

cAsH-Box.

Specification of Letters'leite'nt. Patented Sept, 23, 1919.

Application filed October 16,- 1916; Serial No. 125.769.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND C. PRATT citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cash-Boxes, of which the followin is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to token receiving structures such as cash or fare boxes. In practising my invention I employ a guide for tokens being deposited, mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism, and mechanism 'for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and disposed to be rendered operative by a token undergoing transfer.

The detaining means is preferably releasable by the transferring mechanism which is so disposed relatively to the detaining means as to enable the transferring mechanism to release the detaining means through the inter-mediation of a token or coin undergoing transfer to the place of de' posit such as a cash drawer.

I desirably employ a counter and also a signal device (such as a bell) each operable by the transferring mechanism on each operation thereof.

The device of my invention is desirably adapted to the counting of tokens of differ- Thus in a fare box the device of my invention is adapted to the receipt of five and ten cent pieces, the counting thereof, and one signal upon the deposit of each five cent piece and two signals upon the deposit of each ten cent piece. In carrying out this feature of my invention I may employ a support for the coins or tokens of smaller sizes, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to n'iaintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism'to permit a second transferringmovement ,of

the transferring mechanism before the deposit .of the smaller token undergoing trans fer, means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement 'for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon, and mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens .is positioned by the token thereon to enable to be removed by the latter elevation on line 1- 1 of Fig. 3; Fig. 2 is a detail of signaling mechanism; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is asectional plan view on line i e of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is asectional elevation of a part of the mechanism taken on line 55 of Fig. 4; Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views similar to Fig. 5 except that some of the parts are not illustrated and other parts are shown in different positions; Fig. 8 is a View on line S -S of Fig. 8; Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of a part of the mechanism taken on line 99 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 isa sectional elevation of part of the mechanism taken on line 1010 of Fig. 9; and Fig. 11 is a detail view of one form of totalizing mechanism that may be employed.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the different figures.

The cash box illustrated is one that is of particular utility when employed as a fare box and in its construction there is employed a zigzag coin chute or guide 1 Whose mouth dlscharges upon a trap door 2 mounted upon a rotatable shaft 3 located at a mid-portion of the trap door 2. One part of this door overlies a coin chute 4 while the opposite side of the trap door overlies a coin chute 5. A handle 6 is fixed upon the shaft 3 and by this handle the shaft 3 may be turned in either direction to discharge the coins into the selected chute {t or 5. In adapting my present invention to its use as a farebox, coins of five and ten cent denominations are discharged through the chute 4- in their passage to their place of deposit such as a five and ton cont coin drawer 7 while the pennies, buttons and other material not required to be counted are discharged through the chute into the penny drawer 8.

The mechanism for counting the five and ten cent pieces includes an operating crank or lever handle 9 which is rigidly secured to a sleeve shaft 10 mounted to oscillate upon the stationary shaft 11. A coin transferring lever 12 is in fined relation to the sleeve shaft 10 and is bifurcated at its lower end, a pin 13 being received in the bifurcating slot l t. The pin 13 is carried upon a bracket 15 whose base 16 is riveted upon the coin transferring slide 17 at one end of this slide. The other end of the transfer slide 17 has a coin receiving opening or formation 18 which is generally circular and is sufficiently large to receive or embrace a five cent piece. The slide 17 is normally in the withdrawn position illustrated in Fig. 6 to bring the opening 18 beneath the mouth portion 4 of the coin chute & so that a five or ten cent piece dropped into the coin chute a will be received in said opening 18. In Figs. 9 and 10 a pile of tokens that may he considered to be five cent pieces 19 and ten cent pieces 20 is illustrated, the lowermost coin that is to be counted lying upon the shelf or support 21. Agitating fingers 22 extend upwardly into the shelf 21 and may be vertically reciprocated to agitate the coins so that the bottom one will be caused to lie within the coin receiving opening 18 within the plane of the slide 17. These agitating fingers are carried upon an agitating arm that is carried by an agitating shaft 2% which is normally held by a leaf spring 25 to hold the arm 23 in a depressed position with the fingers 22 withdrawn below the upper surface of the shelf 21. Whenever the coins are to be agitated the button 26 upon the outer end of the plunger rod 27 is pressed inwardly against the force of a spring 28 that operates to restore the shaft to its outer position whenever the button is released. The plunger rod 27 carries a finger 29 that engages the post 30 upon the shaft 24 each time the plunger rod is depressed, the engagement of the fingers 29 with the post 30 forcing the rotation of the shaft 24 against the restoring effort of the spring 25 to cause the elevation of the fingers 22 through the shelf 21 to agitate the coins. One or two movements of the plunger rod would be sufiicient to insure the location of the lowermost coin in the coin chute within the coin receiving opening 18. hen the coin in the opening 18 is to be transferred to the cash drawer the lever 9 is turned in a clockwise direction to cause transfer lever 12 fixed with respect to the handle 9 to move in a similar direction, this transfer lever operating upon pin 13 to force'the transfer slide to the left as the structure is viewed in most of the figures, the transferred coin ultimately passing through the discharge opening 31 in the shelf 21 in the case of a five cent nickel or 31 in the shelf 21 in the case of a ten cent piece, these openings 31, 31 being over the cash drawer 7. The coin that is being transferred operates to release the detent 32 from its normal engagement with the post 33 fixed with respect to the transfer slide 17 the de tent 32 being provided to prevent the operation of the transfer slide whenever there is no coin in the coin receiving opening 18. The coin being transferred, which thus temporarily constitutes a part of the releasing mechanism, actuates a pivoted lever 34, the upper part of the lever engaging the five cent nickels while the downwardly projecting nose 35 upon the lever 3 1 engages the ten cent pieces. As the coin proceeds toward the left it turns the lever 3-1 upon its pivot 36 against the force of a lever restoring spring 37. A pin 38 upon the lever 3-l enters the bifurcating slot 39 in the detent this pinforeing the detent to turn upon its pivot 10 out of the line of travel of the post 33 whereby the halide 9 is permitted to move the slide 17 to the left.

If the coin being transferred is a five cent nickel it will slide over the ten cent piece receiving opening 31 and will fall through the opening 31 into the cash drawer 7. After the sliding plate 17 has been moved far enough to deposit the nickel through the opening 31 (Fig. 7), the handle 9 is released to permit the restoring spring 4:1 (placed under increased compression when the handle is moved to transfer the coin) to push upon the shoulder %2 upon the rod 4C3. As this red is connected by the pin $4: with the transfer lever 12 such lever is restored to its normal position and in being restored to its normal position this transfer lever carries the pin 13 to the extreme right. thus restoring the transfer slide or plate 17 to a position with the opening 18 below the coin chute. In this restored position the detent 32 is again located in the line of travel of the post (by means of the restoring spring 37 operating upon the detent 32 through the lever 3i and pin 38) to prevent the plate 17 from again operating until another coin is to be transferred.

if the coin being transferred is a ten cent piece the sliding plate 17, on the first transferring movement of the handle 9, can oiilv be moved to a place in which the ten cent piece will fall from the opening 18 into the opening 31 and when the ten cent piece (which is smaller than the five cent piece) is received in the opening 31 it will rest upon a swinging shelf temporarily to hold it in the opening 31 A spring pressed finger i6 insures b110, removal of the ten cent piece from the opening 18 and the lodgment thereof in the opening 31 this spring pressed finger bearing downwardly up'on'the ten cent piece." Tlnsspring pressed finger permits the passage of 'a five cent nickel fundcrneath the same but does' not forcethe entry of the five cent" nickel into the open-- ing 31 ,this"o1:)ening being-toosmall' to receive the five 'cent nickel. The sw nging shelf 45 is pressed upon'in a counter-010C11 wise direction by means "of a coil spring 47 that holds the projecting portion 48 of the shelf 45 normally beneath and'ou't of operative engagement with thepawl 49, the shelf 45 thus being normallybelow the opening 31 The pawl 49 is pressed downwardly upon by a coil spring 50 thatsurroundsthe pivot 51 for the pawl 49 and which PIVO'C' 51 is carried by; and moves with the bracket base 16 fixed upon the. sliding place 17. hen a five cent nickel is being transferred the pawl 49 which travels bodily with the.

slide 17 will ride over and remain out of operative engagement with the shelf portion 48 and this-is also, true when a ten cent piece is being transferred to-its resting place upon the shelf 45 and within the opening 31 In the transfer of the ten cent piece, after such coin hasbeen'dropped into opening31 it remains in engagement with the lever 34 by means of the nose the ten cent piece resting upon the ledge 35 projecting inwardly from this nose, this ledge thus insuring the maintenance of the engagen'ient between the nose and the ten cent piece. The ten cent piece having been deposited in the opening 31 and being on gaged with the lever 34 through the inter ten cent piece rests upon the shelf 45, holds the shelf in its slightly altered position owing to the engagement of the ten cent piece with the nose 35 upon thelever'34; This movement of the shelf 45 to the left is sufiicientto move the shelffportion 48 sufficiently far to the left to permit the pawl 49 to ride off the same when the plate 17 is first brought to its normal right hand position in transferring a ten cent piece, as indicated in Fig. 8', theshelf portion-'48 1n the counting of five cent nickels being so" positioned that the pawl 49 does not have any effect. On the secondmovement of the handle 9 that occurs to transfer the ten cent piece to the cash drawer 7 the pawl 49 will engage the shelf portion 48 to swing the shelf 45 from beneath the opening 31 whereupon th eten'cent 'piece'will fall into thecashdrawcr 7. On the final restoring movementof the handle 9 in-the process of transferringa ten cent piece the pawl 49 permits the spring 47 toswing the shelf 45 toward the right until the free end of this shelf engages the pin 52 again to position th'e'shelf portion 48"normally beneath the pawl 49 as indicated in Fig. (3. Thus the deposit of each five cent nickel requires one operating and restoring 'movement of the handle 9 while the deposit of each ten cent piece requires" two operating and restoring movements of said handle. In the case of the transfer of a ten cent piece the detent 32 is held out of'the line of travel of the post 33 in thesecond operating movement of the handle 9 owing to the position in which the lever 34 is held hythe ten cent piece; In order to prevent a new coin from being received in-the openin'glS during the second" forward movement of the sliding plate '17 that is employed in the transferring of a ten cent piece, the fingers 22 are brought into the-position illustrated in Fig. 95 the slot 53 in the said plate accommodating said pins when they project above the level of the-shelf 21'. To this end the lever 34 is connected by means of a link 54 with anactuating cam 55 that normall permits the spring to depress the fingers 22. hen this cam is turned by the link 54 consequent upon the action of "the lever 34 by means of a coin being transferred, said cam engages the post 30 to elevate the fingers 22 to a point that will raise the coin in the chute above the level of the plate 17. As the plate 34 is held in the position to which it is turned by the .ten cent piece being transferred during the second advancing movement of the plate 17 no coin can be received in the coin receiving space 18 in the first restoring movement. or the second forwarding movement of said plate. I provide this finger mechanism in order that other mechanism may be employed which will operate a totalizer or counter once for eachfive cent piece that is transferred and twice for each ten cent piece that istransferred, for if it were not for the fingers 22 afive cent nickel or a ten cent piece might be pushed forward on the second operation of the plate 17 that isemployed in transferring a ten cent piece. It will be apparent that the fingers 22 are projected upwardly above the shelf 21 each time the plate 17 is moved to the left and if a five cent nickelis being transferred the fingers 22 perform no other function than to agitate the coin in the chute since, in transferring a five cent nickel it is not objectionable to have'another nickel or a ten cont piece enter the coin receiving opening 18 upon the single restoring movement of the plate 17 that occurs in counting the five cent nickel. VVhen'the lever 34 is restored to normal position the link 54: will restore the cam to normal position to permit the spring 25 to restore the shaft 24: to normal position, this shaft then restoring the fingers 22 to normal position.

There is thus one complete cycle of movement (the operating and restoring movement) of the handle 9 for each unit of value, there being one such cycle of movement 111 the case of a five cent piece and two such cycles of movement in the case of a ten cent piece. When it is desired to totalize these unit values some suitable form of totalizin g mechanism or counter may be employed, that shown herein including a cyclometer mechanism 56 (Fig. 11) of any suitable type. In. the mechanism illustrated there is a shaft 57 provided with a crank 58 having a radial slot 59 in which the crank pin 60 moves, this crank pin being mounted upon the upper end of the pitman 61. The lower end of this pitman is pivoted at 62 to a crosshead plate 63 that carries pins 64:, 65 that work in a vertical. guiding slot (36 in the stationary plate 67. The arm 68 is in rigid relation with the sleeve shaft 10, the slot in the outer endof this arm engaging the pin 68 whereby as the shaft 10 is turned the pin (Si is first depressed and then elevated, the plate 63 moving with this pin. Owing to the slot (36 the pivot end of the pitman travels in a vertical direction and I therefore force the rotation of the shaft 57 by providing a stationary diamond-shaped cam 69 over which the pin 60 forced to ride. The major axis of this cam is inclined so that the sharp points thereof are not in the same vertical line. Thus when the pin 60 reaches the lower end of its travel it escapes the lower point of the cam after riding upon the right hand side of the cam (Fig. 1) and then may proceed upwardly on the left hand side of the cam. The cross legged spring 70 engages the pivot pin of the pitman and another pin 71 carried on the pitman, one leg of this spring operating to force the pin 60 over the lower point of the cam to the left while the other leg of the spring operates to force the pin 60 over the upper point of the cam to the right.

Each time a coin having a single unit of value(such as a five cent nickel.) is forwarded to the cash drawer I' desirably cause the presentation of a signal that is preferably audible and each time a coin having a double unit of value (such as a ten cent piece) is forwarded to the cash drawer two audible signals are caused, one for each forwarding movement of the handle 9. In carrying out this feature of the invention I employ a gong 72 which is to be struck by a hammer 7 3 that is supported upon the outer end of a striking lever 74 mounted to turn upon the shaft 11. The hammer lever carries a pin 7 5 engaging one end of a coil spring 76 Whose other end engages a pin 77 carried by a plate 78 that is also free to turn upon the shaft 11, the spring 76 normally holding the hammer lever 74: against the pin 77 upon the plate 78 whereby the hammer lever and plate are tied together. \Vhenever the handle 9 is moved in a clockwise direction to its extreme right hand position the anm 79 is turned to c ause the pin 80 to turn the arm 81 about the shaft 11. This arm 81 carries a pin 82 that is engaged by one end of a coil spring 83, the other end of this spring engaging the hub 84 of the plate 78. Viewing Fig. 2, when the handle 9 is given its coin forwarding movement the pin 80 will engage the arm 81, this arm bodily turning about the shaft 11 without swinging upon its pivot 85 (carried by the plate 78), the spring 83 maintaining the nose 86 that is provided upon the arm 81 upon the hub 84. The arm 81 and the plate 78 turn together until the upper end of the arm 81 engages the bridge plate 87. As a consequence of this engagement the arm 81 turns upon its pivot 85 in a counter clockwise direction against the force of the spring 83, this counter-clockwise turning movement continuing until the pin 80 escapes its engagement with the lower end of arm 81. During the time that the plate 78 and the arm 81 are moving in a clockwise direction together the spring 88 is placed under increased compression, the rod 89 about which this pin is disposed being thrust to the left (Figs. 1 and 2) owing to the connection of the right hand end of this rod at 89 with the plate 78, the spring 88 normally holding the upper end of the plate 78 against the stop 90. lVhen the pin 80 escapes the arm 81 the spring 88 is free to thrust the rod 81, to restore the plate 78 into engagement with the stop 90. The hammer lever 74 and the plate 78 move together in the restoring movement of this plate until the plate 78 strikes the abutment 90 where after the hammer lever 7e continues in its movement by momentum that is sufficient to overcome the force of spring 76 to cause the hammer 73 to strike the gong 72. After the gong has been struck the spring 76 immediately withdraws the hammer lever 74 into engagement with the stop pin 77 whereby the vibration of the bell is not interfered with by continuing contact with the hammer.

While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction shown as changes may readily be made without de parting from the spirit of my invention, but having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; mechanism for transfer ing a token leaving the guide; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and disposed to be ren dered operative by a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the maller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; and mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by'the latter means.

2. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to-be deposited; mechanism for transferring'a token leaving the guide; detaining means releasable by the transferring mechanism but normally preventing the token transferring operation thereof, the transferring mechanism being disposed relatively to the detaining means to enable the former to release the latter through the intermediation of a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing-to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the de taining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring, movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the trans ferring mechanism after its first tr-ansfer-, ring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens fromsupporting relation to the smaller token thereon; and mechanism whereby the support for the smaller i tokens is positioned by the .token "thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means.

3. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes" that are to be deposited; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of-sa id transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detainingmeans and operable by the transferring mechanism which is normally innon-operating relation to the relieving mechanism but is disposed relatively thereto to enable the token undergoing transfer to establish operative relation between the transferring mechanism and the relieving mechanism; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passageof token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger SlZe from'pilssing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in re lieving relation to the detaining means during one transferringmovement of thetrans I ferring mechanism to permit a second transing the guide and extending toward the place of deposit;-mechanism for transferring atoken leaving,the-guide, this mechanism including a slidingplate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detainingmeans normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and disposedto be rendered operative a token undergoing transfer; a support for the, tokens of, smaller size, there being provision for permitting the assa e Qfa tokenfof smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, saidsupport serving to maintain the smaller token re ceived thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the V transferring" mechanism to permit a second ftrans'ferring ,mov'ement of the transferring mechanism beforefthe deposit of the smallerqt oken undergoing transfer; m'eans operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens fromsnpporting relation to the smaller, token thereon; and

mechanism whereby the ,support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means.

5. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; a support for a token leaving the guide and extending toward the place of deposit; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, this mechanism including a sliding plate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detaining means releasable by the transferring mechanism but normally preventing the token transferring operation thereof, the transferring mechanism being disposed relatively to the detaining means to enable the former to release the latter through the intermediation of a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; and mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means.

6. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; a support for a token leaving the guide and extending toward the place of deposit; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, this mechanism including a sliding plate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring,

operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for rehevmg the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and operable by the transferring mechanism which is normally in non-operating relation to the relieving mechanism but is disposed relatively thereto to enable the token undergoing transfer to establish operative v relation between the transferring mechanism and the relieving mechanism; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in. relieving re lation to the detaining means during one transfu'ring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism be fore the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation. to the smaller token thereon; and mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means.

7. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and disposed to be rendered operative by a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said sup port serving to maintain the smaller token recelved thereupon in relieving relation to the detalning means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; mechanisn'i whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned'by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means; and mechanism operable by a smaller token undergoing transfer for pre venting the transferring mechanism from operating upon a new token while in second transferring movement.

8. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide; detaining means releasable by the transferring meclianism but normally preventing the token transferring operation thereof, the transferring mechanisn'i being disposed relativelv to the detaining means to enable the former to release the latter through the intermediation of a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said, supportilnit prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to thedetainin'g means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit asecond transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after itsfirst transferring movement'for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller tokens thereon; mechanism "whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed bythe latter means; and mechanism operable "by a smaller, token undergoing transfer for preventing the transferring mechanism from operating upon a new token while in second transferring movement. 1

9. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide; detaining means normally preventing the'token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and operable by the transferring mechanism Which-is normally in non-operating relation to the relieving mechanism but is disposed relatively thereto to enable the token undergoing transfer to establish operative relation between the transferring mechanism and the relieving mechanism; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means; and mechanism operable by a smaller token undergoing transfer for preventing the transferring mechanism from operating upon a new token while in second transferring movement.

'10. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; a support for a token leaving the guide and extending toward the place of deposit; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, this mechanism including a sliding plate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for, relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining Ireans and disposed to be rendered oper ative by a token undergoing transfer; a-support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining 'means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism, to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before thedeposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; -means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement forfiremoving the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means; and mechanism operable by a smaller token undergoing transfer for preventing the transferring mechanism from operating upon a new token while in second transferring move ment.

11. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; a support; for a token leaving the guide and' extending toward the place of deposit; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, this mecha nism including a sliding plate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detaining means releasable by the transferring mechanism but normally preventing the token transferring operation thereof, the transferring mechanism being disposed relatively to the detaining means to enable the former to release the latter through the intermediation of a token undergoing transfer; a support for the tokens of smaller size, there being provision for permitting the passage of a token of smaller size to said support that prevents tokens of larger size from passing to this support, said support serving to maintain thesmaller token received thereupon in relieving relation to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring 1nechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for removing the support for the smaller tokens from supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means; and mechanism operable by a smaller token undergoing transfer for preventing the transferring mechanism from operating upon a new token while in second transferring movement.

12. A token receiving structure including a guide for tokens of different sizes that are to be deposited; a support for a token leaving the guide and extending toward the place of deposit; mechanism for transferring a token leaving the guide, this mechanism including a sliding plate for moving the token along said support toward the place of deposit; detaining means normally preventing the token transferring operation of said transferring mechanism; mechanism for relieving the transferring mechanism from the restraining influence of said detaining means and operable by the transferring mechanism which is normally in nonoperating relation to the relieving mechanism but is disposed relatively thereto to enable the token undergoing transfer to establish operative relation between the transferring mechanism and the relieving mechanism; a support for the tokens of said support serving to maintain the smaller token received thereupon in. relieving relation. to the detaining means during one transferring movement of the transferring mechanism to permit a second transferring movement of the transferring mechanism before the deposit of the smaller token undergoing transfer; means operated by the transferring mechanism after its first transferring movement for ren'ioving the support for the smaller tokens fromv supporting relation to the smaller token thereon; mechanism whereby the support for the smaller tokens is positioned by the token thereon to enable this support to be removed by the latter means; and mechanism operable by a smaller token undergoing transfer for preventing the transferring 1'1'1echanisn'1 from operating upon a new token while in second transferring movement.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 12th day of October, A. D., 1916.

RAYMOND o. PRATT.

Witnesses:

G. N. CRAGG, ETTA L. WHITE.

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